(MENAFN) On Sunday, the Ethiopia Federal Attorney General Office (FAGO) revealed that it has issued pardons for 1,720 inmates in duration of six months of the recent Ethiopian Fiscal Year 2019/2020, which started on July 8.
The FAGO stated in a press statement that as many as 2,934 cases of pardon were presented to it, out of which 1,270 inmates were ratified.
The statement added, "Many of the pardoned prisoners had been given prison sentences for financial crimes including those related to cheque fraud and circulation of fake money".
The Ethiopia Federal Attorney General Office emphasized that the pardoned inmates included 21 elderly prisoners in addition to 49 foreigners.
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